Expandable top for vehicles

Claim 1

IN A VEHICLE OF THE TYPE HAVING A RIGID ROOF PIERCED WITH A RECTANGULAR OPENING, AN EXPANDABLE TOP COMPRISING A COVER MEMBER HINGEDLY SECURED TO SID ROOF AT A FIRST EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR OPENING, A FIRST RIGID SUPPORT HINGEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROOF AT A SECOND EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR OPENING, SAID SECOND EDGE BEING OPPOSITE SAID FIRST EDGE, SECOND AND THIRD RIGID SUPPORTS HINGEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROOF AT THE REMAINING EDGES OF SAID RECTANGULAR OPENING, SAID SECOND AND THIRD SUPPORTS BEING NARROWER ON THAT SIDE ADJACENT SAID FIRST EDGE OF THE OPENING THAN ON THAT SIDE ADJACENT THE SECOND EDGE, WHEREBY UPON SWINGING THE VOVER MEMBER AND EACH OF THE RIGID SUPPORTS UPWARD FROM THE ROOF, EACH OF THE RIGID SUPPORTS LIES ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID COVER MEMBER, SAID COVER MEMBER EXTENDING BEYOND THE LINES OF HINGED CONNECTION OF THE RIGID SUPPORT MEMBERS AND INCLUDING DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING EDGE PORTIONS WHEREBY SAID RIGID SUPPORTS IN THEIR UPWARD POSITION LIE ADJACENT AND INSIDE SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING EDGE PORTIONS TO PROVIDE A WEATHERTIGHT CONNECTION, AND STOP MEANS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID COVER MEMBER SAID STOP MEANS SPACED FROM THE DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING EDGES OF THE COVER MEMBER CORRESPONDING TO SAID REMAINING EDGES OF THE OPENING WHEREBY SID SECOND AND THIRD RIGID SUPPORTS IN THEIR UPWARD POSITION ARE RETAINED BETWEEN SAID STOP MEANS AND SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING EDGES OF SAID COVER MEMBER.